Business News
This section contains information about activities, projects and initiatives that local businesses are contributing to help make the community safer.
Business News Articles
| New Trading Standards Team Launch Clampdown | |
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Wales Heads of Trading Standards have launched a new Wales Illegal Money Lending Unit and Hotline number. The eight strong team of officers who comprise the Illegal Money Lending Unit will help people having problems with illegal money lenders throughout |
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| Halloween and bonfire night remain quiet in the Borough | |
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The Bridgend Borough remained quiet over the Bonfire and Halloween period with calls over the two nights hitting an all time low. Total reported incidents for Halloween stood at 21, and only a dozen calls were made over bonfire night. |
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| Clear Vision in Officers Training Proves Valuable | |
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The Bridgend division of the South Wales Police have been applauded for their clear vision in providing ‘up skills’ for officers in the form of seminar days for PCSOs and Sergeants, and valuable court training sessions. |
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| Community practical days for PCSO's at Bridgend Designer outlet | |
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South Wales Police have held community practical days at McArthur Glen retail park as part of Police Community Support Officers training. The Learning and Development Services Programme is the new Training Programme for police community support officer recruits. The first part of the Programme is an initial 6week training course, which officers will undertake within South Wales Police. |
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| Bridgend borough residents are asked to be aware of distraction burglars and rogue traders | |
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South Wales Police and Trading Standards Officers are warning residents to be on their guard against distraction burglars and opportunist rogue traders, as a result of the bad weather conditions last week, and the subsequent damage caused to both properties, and gardens. |
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| Ospreys rugby star Matthew Jones joins Caerau Neighbourhood Policing Team to present Blaencaerau Junior school rugby team with a new rugby Kit | |
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Ospreys outside half Matthew Jones teamed up with the Caerau Neighbourhood Policing Team to visit the rugby team at BlaencaerauJuniorSchool, in Caerau, for a presentation of the school’s new rugby kit. The new kit was arranged by Caerau Neighbourhood Beat Officer PC Steve Bowen, with the help of sponsorship from community partner BAVO (Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations), Al’s Pizza (Commercial Street, Maesteg), and the shirts were supplied by Gwyn Richards Sports (Talbot Street, Maesteg). |
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| French Business students visit South Wales Police Office in Sainsbury's | |
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The Bridgend Neighbourhood Policing Team yesterday welcomed 50 French HND Business Studies students to the police office in the Sainsbury's supermarket, at the McArthur Glen Shopping Outlet, Bridgend. |
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| Shopwatch Scheme providing Shopwatch Specials | |
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A typical week for Special Constable Gavin Sibley, involves a combination of his employment at the Sainsbury's Supermarket, McArthur Glen Shopping Outlet, Bridgend, along with his volunteer role with South Wales Police. This exciting new initiative called the Shop Watch Scheme, unites South Wales Police with the retailers in Bridgend, and provides a powerful new tool in fighting crime. |
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| New Partnership slashes crime by half in Bridgend | |
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McArthurGlen Bridgend has helped to slash crime by nearly 47 per cent at its Derwen Business Park base over the past six months thanks to a new crime-fighting partnership. |
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| Launch of Derwen Business Partnership Against Crime | |
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McArthurGlen Bridgend has helped to slash crime by more than 67 per cent after launching a new award-winning partnership on the Derwen Business Park in South Wales. |
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| Extended hours for kebab shop turned down | |
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A Bridgend town centre kebab shop was refused extended trading hours at the first local appeal under the new licensing laws. |
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